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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayuki Inamoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/22 ;
Abstract
A rotary optical filter apparatus containing an optical filter is integrated with a sirocco type cooling fan having a plurality of fan blades. The cooling fan is supported by a rotary holder of the optical filter apparatus so as to be integrally rotatable with the optical filter. The cooling fan inhales an air from its center part and discharges thus inhaled air from its outer peripheral part due to an action of the fan blades upon rotating, so as to make an airflow along the filter face and cool the optical filter.